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TNT Sports expert Peter Crouch said West Ham United forward Mohammed Kudus "lost his head" in a sending-off incident which saw him hit Tottenham Hotspur players Micky van de Ven and Pape Matar Sarr in the face.

The incident was a moment of frustration in a difficult afternoon for Julen Lopetegui's side. Kudus' opening goal in the first half was ultimately cancelled out by a superb second-half Spurs flurry as the north London side romped to 4-1 victory.

The Hammers' matters were made worse by Kudus' dismissal four minutes from time. The 24-year-old initially kicked Van de Ven twice on the ground before confronting the Spurs defender with a slap to the face.

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A mass brawl soon broke out, and Richarlison also ended up on the ground after Kudus was pushed into the Brazil striker by Spurs' Pape Matar Sarr, to which the West Ham player retaliated by lashing out again.

Crouch ultimately felt Kudus "lost his head" in the incident, and praised Van de Ven's reticence in the aftermath.

"Completely lost his head," Crouch said. "I think Van de Ven did well to not react, because he stamped on him a couple times before, tried to kick the ball at him, stood on him a couple times then he gets a slap in the face.

"Richarlison goes down, somehow, it's all kicking off. He had to go. It was a complete loss of his head."

"I think the referee wanted to be sensible and not send anyone off because you have to have eyes on the back of your head there to see everything that's going on.

"So he's thought, I haven't seen it 100% so I'll give a yellow, then VAR goes 'you have a look at what he's done,' and he's given him no option.

"If players do that with VAR you're going to get sent off."

West Ham have suffered a difficult start to the season under their new manager Lopetegui, and their task of making a surge towards the more fruitful end of the Premier League table has been made harder by the three-match suspension of Kudus that will ensue.

Les Ferdinand said it will be a blow for West Ham as the Ghana international was their "best player", and feels the ban should not be extended any further than three matches.

"The frightening thing is he did all that and he was probably their best player and they're going to lose him for three games now," he said.

"I think the sending off is enough punishment, it was slaps - it wasn't anything else."

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THE INCIDENT - IN THE WORDS OF FLETCHER, MCCOIST

Upon the incident, TNT Sports commentators Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist engaged in a fierce debate over Kudus' punishment.

Fletcher: "I'll be amazed if he stays on the field. "

McCoist: "I'll be delighted if he stays on the field."

Fletcher: "But I'll be surprised."

McCoist: "It's a right hand to the face, it's not a punch, it's a push away. I know you're looking at me that way, it could be a red card."

* Madley brandishes yellow card

McCoist: "I'm pleased about that."

Fletcher: "You can't do that Ally and stay on the field I'm sorry, in days gone by when Glenn [Hoddle] was playing in this derby for Tottenham and Billy Bonds was on the other side I get it it's fine, we used to sit and have Sunday roast and watch it and say brilliant stuff but you can't do it anymore."

McCoist: "You've gone all soft on me."

* Replays show the full incident

Fletcher: "The only one I can forgive him for is Richarlison because he doesn't know he's behind him."

McCoist: "He's going to get a second yellow for that."

Fletcher: "Has to."

McCoist: "I'll be honest, I know you're looking at me, I'm probably old school. Give him a booking, let's get on with the game."

Fletcher: "I'm with you, but they're not going to do that. It just reminds me not to have a night out with you in Glasgow. If you consider this to be all fair in love and war."

* Madley brandishes red after VAR review

Fletcher: "Eventually, the right decision is taken. He just lost his mind from initially kicking Van de Ven twice on the ground to everything else that went on around him."

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TWO CHANGES FOR SPURS; WEST HAM OPT TO STICK

Tottenham captain Heung-Min Son is back following a three-game absence with a hamstring issue as Ange Posecoglou makes a couple of tweaks to the side that threw away a two-goal lead versus Brighton.

Yves Bissouma also comes in while Richarlison is fit to feature on the bench.

West Ham go with the same line-up that started the convincing win over Ipswich last time out.

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TNT Sports has revealed its latest batch of televised fixtures for the months of December and January, with a series of mouth-watering clashes on the cards. There will be derby action from both Merseyside and north London, with Everton v Liverpool and Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur set to be shown. Elsewhere, Manchester City face a tough trip to Aston Villa just days before Christmas.

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TNT Sports and discovery+ will broadcast both the Merseyside and north London derbies over the winter months following the latest announcement of televised fixtures for December and January.

Liverpool will make the short trip across Stanley Park on December 7 in a 12:30 (UK time) kick-off for what could potentially be their final match at Goodison Park against their local rivals.

With the Toffees set to move to their new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock next season, they will be hoping to get one over their table-topping neighbours one last time at their old home.

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Despite their struggles this season, Sean Dyche's side will look for a repeat of their last derby performance, when they beat The Reds in April to effectively end Liverpool's title charge last season.

In other derby action, Arsenal will be hosting Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday, January 15 at 20:00, live on TNT Sports.

The Gunners have already drawn first blood this season with a 1-0 victory in the reverse fixture at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, so Ange Postecoglou and his charges will be determined not to allow Spurs' bitter rivals to do the double over them this campaign.

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Elsewhere, TNT Sports will also show Aston Villa's home match against Manchester City on Saturday, December 21.

Villa Park was the scene of one of the defending champions' three losses last season, and the last time they tasted defeat to anybody in the Premier League.

Two rare Sunday evening clashes are also on the agenda with Southampton hosting Spurs on December 15, while Manchester United travel to Fulham on January 26.

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DateMatchTime (UK)SAT 7th DECEVERTON v LIVERPOOL12:30SUN 15th DECSOUTHAMPTON v TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR19:00SAT 21st DECASTON VILLA v MANCHESTER CITY12:30WED 1st JANBRENTFORD v ARSENAL17:30SAT 4th JANTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR v NEWCASTLE UNITED12:30TUE 14th JANBRENTFORD v MANCHESTER CITY19:30TUE 14th JANCHELSEA v BOURNEMOUTH19:30TUE 14th JANWEST HAM UNITED v FULHAM19:30TUE 14th JANNOTTINGHAM FOREST v LIVERPOOL20:00WED 15th JANEVERTON v ASTON VILLA19:30WED 15th JANNEWCASTLE UNITED v WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS19:30WED 15th JANLEICESTER CITY v CRYSTAL PALACE19:30WED 15th JANARSENAL v TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR20:00THU 16th JANIPSWICH TOWN v BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION19:30THU 16th JANMANCHESTER UNITED v SOUTHAMPTON20:00SAT 18th JANNEWCASTLE UNITED v BOURNEMOUTH12:30SUN 26th JANFULHAM v MANCHESTER UNITED19:00

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WELBECK CAPS MAGNIFICENT COMEBACK AS BRIGHTON SINK SPURS

Danny Welbeck scored the winner as Brighton came from two down to stun Tottenham and secure a rollercoaster 3-2 victory at Amex Stadium.

Ange Postecoglou’s visitors were the better side in the first period with in-form Brennan Johnson tucking home the opener on 23 minutes to make it six goals in his last six matches.

James Maddison doubled Spurs’ tally heading into the interval with a low shot from the edge of the area that somehow squirmed through the hands of Seagulls shot-stopper Bart Verbruggen.

Brighton reduced the arrears three minutes into the second half when Yankuba Minteh seized upon an error to drill home his first goal for the club.

It was the catalyst for a surreal turnaround as Georginio Rutter levelled just shy of the hour with a show of strength and clinical finishing, before setting up Welbeck to nod the hosts in front on 66 minutes.

The result sees Brighton end a run of four Premier League matches without a victory and moves them up to sixth spot.

Tottenham’s five-match winning run across all competitions comes to a grinding halt with a third league loss in seven games leaving them in ninth place.

Next up, Tottenham host West Ham after the international break. Brighton visit Newcastle.

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The streaming home for TNT Sports in the UK is discovery+, where fans can enjoy a subscription that includes TNT Sports, Eurosport and entertainment in one destination.

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PETER CROUCH: "I thought they were going to get away with not conceding again, but Varga put paid to that. All in all they probably deserve it, but they just gave up too many chances."

He added: "I thought Mikey Moore was excellent on his full debut. He had a hand in the first goal too."

JOE COLE: "(The first goal) was against the run of play. Moore was really good. He was comfortable on the ball, driving with it. They all did very well but he was the pick of the youngsters."

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James Maddison is confident that if Tottenham “stick on board the train” with Ange Postecoglou he will lead the club to long-awaited silverware.

Spurs haven’t won a trophy since the 2008 League Cup and will be looking to end that drought this season as they compete in four competitions.

Spurs boss Postecoglou recently made headlines when he said that he "always wins things" in his second year at clubs.

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Since that comment, Spurs have won four games on the spin, including a 3-0 victory at Manchester United, and Maddison has called for trust in Postecoglou.

“That’s the only way we are going to get success, if you put your full 100% trust in him and his philosophy and his way,” Maddison told TNT Sports ahead of Spurs’ UEFA Europa League clash with Ferencvaros, live on TNT Sports and discovery+ from 17:00 on Thursday.

“He has always won everywhere and you can see why. I love playing for him, the system and the philosophy, and do believe it can bring us long-awaited success that everyone associated with the club wants.

“It’s about sticking on board the train and hopefully it can take us to the destination we want.”

After his form dipped in the second half of last season, Maddison has again become an influential figure for Spurs this campaign.

He says he started the season “hungry” after missing out on England’s Euro 2024 squad and is hoping to continue to evolve under Postecoglou.

“You have to be fit to play for him, the way you have to run and press, especially as a midfielder, he wants you pressing and then back on the second balls, making runs and being creative. It’s all the stuff I love doing.

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“I feel really good at the minute, I feel sharp and in a really good moment. Hopefully I can continue that and keep evolving like I have done over the last 15 months since we both joined the club.”

On Spurs’ recent form, Maddison added: “It’s nice to have a bit of momentum, four wins in a row in all competitions, that normally breeds confidence within the squad so there’s a good feeling at the minute.

“Hopefully we can make it five with a good result here.”

ANGE: SPURS STILL DEVELOPING

Spurs’ clash with Ferencvaros will see Postecoglou take charge of his 50th game for the club.

While there have been ups and downs since he was appointed in the summer of 2023, he believes there is still “enormous growth” in the team.

“We are still a developing team, a lot of our players are still in the early stages of their careers, whether that’s their Premier League careers or their careers in general.

“I think there’s enormous growth in this team.”

Postecoglou also said it is his job to try and take Maddison to another level.

“We have some really good experienced players and Madders is one of those who is outstanding all year, but even with him he wants to take his game to another level and that’s our job to try and get him there.”

Spurs started their Europa League campaign with a 3-0 home win over Qarabag.

Either side of that they scored three against both Brentford and Manchester United in the Premier League.

“Our form has been good all year but we didn’t get the results to match that up,” said Postecoglou.

“But certainly the last four games in different ways we have managed to come out on top and play some decent football and the players are feeling good at the moment.”

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Will Tottenham Hotspur make it two wins from two in the UEFA Europa League? After starting their league phase campaign with a win over Qarabag, Spurs are on the road as they travel to Hungary to face Ferencvaros. Ange Postecoglou's side are coming off the back of their 3-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford and will be looking for more of the same.

Brennan Johnson of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates scoring his team's first goal with teammate Archie Gray during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Phase MD1 match between Tottenham Hotspur and Qarabag FK at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

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Tottenham Hotspur will be looking for their fifth win in a row across all competitions when they travel to Ferencvaros for their second league phase game in the UEFA Europa League.

Spurs opened their campaign with a 3-0 home win over Qarabag despite having Radu Dragusin sent off early.

They followed that up by winning by the same scoreline against Manchester United in the Premier League.

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Ange Postecoglou will be hoping for more of the same as Spurs travel to Hungary.

Ferencvaros are the early pace-setters in their domestic league with six wins from six matches. However, they were beaten 2-1 by Anderlecht in their opening game in the UEFA Europa League.

When is FerencvAros v ToTTENHAM?

Tottenham travel to Ferencvaros in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, October 3.

Kick-off is at 17:45 UK time, with live coverage on TNT Sports 1 starting at 17:00.

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You really do wonder what United do in training. They look like they've never met each other, and that they'd rather be anywhere than on the pitch.

Can he make this even more embarrassing for United? He cannot, shooting into Onana's foot, Sarr heading the rebound wide.

Energetic in midfield, lively in attack. They understand what their manager wants from them, and they're doing it.

At which Hojlund hurls himself, but he can't quite get on the end of it.

Eriksen said that Twente wanted it more and the players were all saying that. He's been in the game a while so we can believe what he says, and it was clear on the pitch too - likewise today, just even more so against a better team.

Is bleeding profusely from a head-wound. Victor Lindelof is ready to replace him, but is then told to sit down again.

And thuds into the back of the much smaller man, who goes down and stays down. On come the physios.